Snapping three day gaining streak, Indian rupee ended marginally weaker against the American currency on Monday, on sustained dollar demand and widening trade deficit. India's trade deficit widened to a 43-month high of $16.60 billion compared with $12.96 billion in the same month last year, driven largely by a surge in oil prices and a weaker rupee. Some concern also came with data showing that India's wholesale inflation grew 5.77 percent in June, a four-and-half year high, driven by some food items and fuel prices. However, the rupee pared some of the losses in final hours as some optimism remained among the investors with Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg’s statement that the Indian economy is at a take off stage and is expected to be the world’s third largest by 2030 with GDP worth $10 trillion. On the global front, dollar slipped lower against a currency basket on Monday, having posted its largest weekly gain in a month last week as investors turned their attention to U.S. retail sales figures for June later in the session.
Finally, the rupee ended at 68.58, 4 paise weaker from its previous close of 68.54 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.72 and 68.52 respectively.
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